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Asia among top five most funded regions in fintech: Life.SREDA

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Asia among top five most funded regions in fintech: Life.SREDA

Asia joined the world’s most funded regions for the fintech industry in 2014, with startups in this space raising total of $797 million, a report said. This growth was triggered mainly by fintech investments in China, and on a global level, fintech startups have raised about $6.8 billion during this period, according to data compiled…

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PH startup Kalibrr raises $2m in funding round led by Y-Combinator
In the largest financing deal for a local tech startup, Philippine-based software startup Kalibrr has raised P89.5 million ($2 million) in a funding round, led by US venture capital firm Y-Combinator . Backed by the Silicon Valley VC, Kalibrr said that 75 per cent of the fund came from foreign-based investors, while 25 per cent…
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EXCLUSIVE: Expara to raise new $21.6m fund
Singapore-based venture capital firm Expara Ventures , which invests in interactive and digital media startups in the city-state, Malaysia and Thailand, is raising a new fund with a target of S$30 million (US$ 21.6 million), an executive directly aware of the development said. Called the ‘Regional Early Stage Fund’, it will invest upwards of S$500,000…

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theAsianparent raises funding from Vertex Ventures, plans India expansion

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theAsianparent raises funding from Vertex Ventures, plans India expansion

Singapore state fund Temasek Holdings’ venture arm – Vertex Ventures – has invested an undisclosed amount, believed to be a seven-figure investment, in local online parenting publication theAsianparent . Tickled Media , the publisher of theAsianparent, is set to use the capital raised in this round for expansion, especially its upcoming push into the Indian…

VC-backed deal activity to continue bullish trend in 2015: EY Report

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VC-backed deal activity to continue bullish trend in 2015: EY Report

2014 was a record year in terms of venture capital (VC) investment activity and 2015 will likely continue that upward trend, according to reports on global VC trends by EY . The consultancy believed that given the positive trends and macroeconomic factors, investors are likely to remain keen to invest early-stage capital in the emerging…

Global VC review: Asia-Pacific biggest gainer in fund values in 2014

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Global VC review: Asia-Pacific biggest gainer in fund values in 2014

The Asia-Pacific region recorded the largest gains in the average fund values compared with 2013, EY said in a report on global venture capital (VC) in 2014. In the Asia-Pacific region, the VC funds continued to target early-stage investing, which was reflected by an increasing proportion of early stage funds that closed, the report noted.…

Shopback secures $600k seed funding from East Ventures & Accel-X

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Shopback secures $600k seed funding from East Ventures & Accel-X

Shopback , a Singaporean e-commerce startup, has secured $600,000 in seed funding from East Ventures and Accel-X . Based around a cashback model, Singapore-based e-commerce cashback venture Shopback is already offering discounts for more than 300 online stores since its launch in 2014. Following on the raising of a $500,000 pre-seed round led by Accel-X…

Compare88 raises undisclosed Series A from Monk's Hill

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Compare88 raises undisclosed Series A from Monk's Hill

Finance and insurance portal Compare88 Group has raised series A funding from Singapore-based Monk’s Hill Ventures . Compare88 owns and operates CekAja in Indonesia and eCompareMo in the Philippines. The Cekaja brand is highly popular in Indonesia, being a major finance and insurance portal for consumers. It consolidates a platform on which customers can compare,…

Malaysia’s Cradle to launch $16.5m seed venture fund, target ‘fun businesses’

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Malaysia’s Cradle to launch $16.5m seed venture fund, target ‘fun businesses’

Malaysia’s Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd is set to establish a MYR60 million ($16.5 million) seed venture fund by May, unleashing a fresh wave of investments into startup ecosystem in the region. An executive familiar with Cradle’s plan said Cradle Seed Ventures (CSV) will initially target "fun startup businesses like in-mobile app developers and internet businesses",…

IMJ's Saito launches new VC fund for seed stage startups

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IMJ's Saito launches new VC fund for seed stage startups

Former IMJ Investment Partners ’ director Koichi Saito, Wednesday, announced the setting up a new venture capital fund that will invest in seed stage startups across South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Saito did not disclose the size of the new venture capital arm that will be called KK Fund. It will focus on…